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Specialty ranking · tested October 2026

Best A&E locum doctor agencies

27 agencies that work in emergency medicine in the UK, ranked on the same tests. Shown as tiers; the Specialist mark shows which go deepest in doctors work.

Doctors · Emergency medicine · UK · 27

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Every ranking covers the whole UK: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Each agency's page shows the nations it works in.

Doctors by specialty

Top 10 A&E locum doctor agencies

of 27 · unnumbered

  3. BDI Resourcing

    9 yrs trading2 confirmed frameworksBristol

    Specialist

  5. Medecho

    22 yrs trading4 confirmed frameworksLondon

    Specialist

  8. Rm Medics

    14 yrs trading4 confirmed frameworksBedford

  10. Unite Medical

    13 yrs trading4 confirmed frameworksMilton Keynes

    Specialist

All other agencies, A–Z

17 agencies
  1. Walsons U.K.
  2. Empire Medical Locums
  3. Triple West Medical
  4. Lak Locums
  5. Grayscale Medical
  6. International Staffing Solutions
  7. Locum Vision
  8. Electus Professionals
  9. Meddoc Locums
  10. Vulcan Healthcare
  11. Proxycare
  12. Medco Recruitment
  13. Medic Finder
  14. Jarrodean Healthcare Recruitment
  15. Vobis Medical
  16. Advanta Healthcare
  17. EmRec

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The Top 10 A&E locum doctor agencies in the UK for October 2026 include Pulse Healthcare, Interact Medical, BDI Resourcing, Doctors Relocate and Medecho. We assessed all 27 with one method, from official registers, public sector framework supplier lists, company filings and each agency's own website. Rankings are free and no agency can pay to rank. How we rank · Overall ranking.

  • 81% are on at least one public sector staffing framework
  • Half have traded for at least 13 years
  • 13 (48%) have open jobs on our site, and 7 of those show pay on most of them

About these A&E locum doctor agencies in the UK

27 of the 153 agencies for doctors we rank (18%) recruit for emergency medicine.

22 of these agencies (81%) are on at least one public sector staffing framework, about the same as the 82% across all agencies for doctors. The most common are Crown Commercial Service RM6281 (16) and HealthTrust Europe TWS3 (16).

The median agency here has traded for 13.1 years, and 1 has traded for under three. 13 (48%) have open jobs on our site, and 7 of those show pay on most of them.

The settings they most often supply are NHS hospitals, private hospitals and GP practices. 20 (74%) recruit for permanent roles as well as temporary or locum cover. Many also recruit for medicine, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology and surgery.

Further down the list, the longest-established is Medsol Healthcare Services, trading for 24 years. Doctors Relocate has the most open jobs on our site (511). The newest is EmRec, trading for about a year.

At the top:

  1. Pulse Healthcare: on 6 confirmed frameworks, trading 30 years.
  2. Interact Medical: on 5 confirmed frameworks, trading 31 years.
  3. BDI Resourcing: on 2 confirmed frameworks, trading 9 years.
  4. Doctors Relocate: on 1 confirmed framework, trading 6 years.
  5. Medecho: on 4 confirmed frameworks, trading 22 years.
  6. Promedical Personnel: on 2 confirmed frameworks, trading 18 years.
  7. Remedium Partners: on 1 confirmed framework, trading 13 years.
  8. Rm Medics: on 4 confirmed frameworks, trading 14 years.
  9. Medsol Healthcare Services: on 4 confirmed frameworks, trading 24 years.
  10. Unite Medical: on 4 confirmed frameworks, trading 13 years.

Figures are from our latest checks of each agency's website, Companies House and public sector framework lists. How we rank.

Questions

How are these A&E locum doctor agencies ranked?

Every agency is assessed with the same method, at the same time, from evidence we can check: official registers, public sector framework supplier lists, company filings and what each agency publishes about itself. Rather than a position for every agency, we show tiers (Top 10, 25 and 50), because small differences in the middle of a ranking aren't meaningful. No agency can pay to be listed, to rank higher or to change a result.

What makes a good A&E locum doctor agency?

Look for one that is on a public sector staffing framework, has a trading record, shows pay on its adverts and is clear about training, the checks you'll need before you start and when you'll be paid. Each agency's page here shows its frameworks, how long it has traded and its live jobs. Then talk to people who work through it.

What is a public sector staffing framework?

An approved supplier list that public sector buyers, such as NHS trusts, health boards and councils, use to book agency staff. To get on one, an agency has to meet the framework's standards on vetting, compliance and rates. Frameworks cover public sector bookings; an agency that supplies care homes, GP practices or private hospitals doesn't need one for that work. Each agency's page lists the frameworks it is on.